U.S. Airline Passengers

U.S. Airline Passengers

In 2009, airlines based in the United
States originated 701 million passengers. Eighty-eight percent of passengers
had a destination in the United States, and 12 percent had an international
destination. For international air travel trips originating in the U.S.,
domestic carriers originated 56 percent of the passengers.

U.S. Airline Passengers

Jan-10

Jan-11

Scheduled
System (Domestic and International) U.S. Airlines Total Passengers

52,317,664

53,456,001

Percent
change from same month previous year

1.5

2.2

NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the
same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.

SOURCE:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline
Information, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/ as
of April 2011.